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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
5
Damaged OCR yields a fragmentary report of a court appearance involving named individuals including H H Holl al Sons and Herbert McIoure. Text shows scattered references to Farmington Albert and Roaring avenues with no clear date or full context.
Peters and family returned home when two men entered a Charlexton store about five o'clock that night and forced the staff at gunpoint. The suspects were held for action by the grand jury. Bales were set at $2,000 each. Attorney L C Musgrave led the state's prosecution and Prosecuting Attorney Walter Haggarty attended court. The two men had no counsel and claimed they expected Taney Harg on to assist in defense from Clarksburg. A telephone talk with attorney Harrison showed he had not been retained.
An unclear Victorian era style clipping notes preliminary hearings in a county case involving two boys, George and Bobby Whitehall. The piece references patrolman Arnett and July 1 events, with focus on safety and public attention while asserting limited media access.
Wheeling hosts a regional platform discussion with B B C movement ties and a broad call for rail shipments and fuel conservation. Delegates from West Virginia, Maryland, and Michigan push inflation fears, public borrowing, and partisan alignment while reporting cargo figures and coal loads.
A fragmentary political notice discusses labor and industry quotes from a party platform, praising labor as a wartime bulwark and outlining aims for wage justice and industrial development. It references political divisions, primaries, conventions, and the role of labor unions in governance.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a local press item involving northern area events. It mentions bees and abrasion, with unclear details about people or organizations and no clear outcomes or dates.
A Cleveland man joins the local realty firm Moyer Weohinion Carroll? and Al. Robison as partners in a new venture. The firm name is Morieeaver Co. Clarite Wasver of Columbus is the secretary, a veteran business man with service in France. The piece notes his high standing and active civic devotion and mentions related temperature readings and weather context.
Rail timetable excerpt lists trains to Cumberland and Milwaukee with departures at 4 0 p m and 6 20 a m. It covers connections from Chie to Grafwood, Morgantown, and Fairview with prices and stopping points. A separate section for the Western Railway details routes to Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Park-M. The document shows hourly and half hourly services, with a note on Saturday departures and Sunday routine.
Severe rainstorms reduced turnout at the Red Cross room of the courthouse for the Community Civil Cogpell meeting. Six attendees included Drs Jamies A. Meredith and L. N. Yost, with discussion on appointing a municipal homemaker or sanitary officer and inviting local associations to send representatives to the next meeting.
Prohibition officers in Wheeling West Virginia report capturing a notorious cat during a raid on August B Mhe. The event involved a whiskey transport and a driver shot at, with officers saying the cat’s capture disrupted illegal activity.
Fragmented OCR note describes a covert plan to curb export shipments via an ironclad embargo from Curtis Bay to depress coal prices. It lists railroad participation percentages across many lines and mentions a publicized move following Interstate Commerce Commission orders. Names and places include Pennsylvania rail lines, Wheeling, Allegheny, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Erie, and others.
The Business and Professional Women’s Club of the YWCA plans an outdoor meeting at Loop Park on Thursday evening next week with a picnic supper. Delegates’ reports from Geneva and Lake Geneva will be read, and several girls have sent in reports. Many intend to return Friday or Tuesday. Fifteen boys have signed up for a boys’ hike next Tuesday, and favorable weather has boosted turnout and enthusiasm among participants. Bargains in second hand adding machines by B Elkins R Ady appear in the ad section.
Railroad officials and crews in Fairmont region expect hundreds of empty cars to be moved on the Monongah division this Saturday as work continues on the Western Maryland lines. Richard Bartlett is assigned to Monongah and Charleston divisions and was seen in Fairmont.
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